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Research in Action! News and Stories From Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University is extremely proud of the achievements and ongoing work of the faculty, staff and students performing research on our campus and internationally with investigators from other universities, teaching hospitals and industry. Our projects are producing advances that are improving the health of domestic and wild animals, people, the environment and the food we consume.

GRAFTON, Mass. (February 15, 2018)—The Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University recently earned referral accreditation from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) in 15 areas of specialty veterinary medicine. Foster Hospital is one of only a few facilities in the country to receive AAHA referral accreditation […]

Ziggy Star the fur seal back home at Mystic Aquarium, recovering from surgery at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University GRAFTON, Mass. (December 27, 2017)— A neurosurgical team at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has successfully performed what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind brain surgery on a Northern fur […]

Tufts University among grant recipientsGRAFTON, Mass. (November 8, 2017)—The Clinical and Translational Science Award One Health Alliance (COHA), a national network of veterinary and medical research institutions, will continue groundbreaking translational research thanks to a series of grants awarded to its member institutions.

Cummings in the News

Promising Experimental Drug Treating Dogs With Cancer WBZ-TV (CBS Boston)
A clinical drug trial for lymphoma in dogs, currently enrolling at Cummings School, has shown promising results in the treatment of the disease. Drs. Cheryl London and Abbey Sadowski were interviewed for this story about how the treatment helped one local dog and how it might have the potential to help advance treatment ...

The War Against ‘Goat Plague’ NPR
Goat plague (also known as peste des petits ruminants) eradication efforts by Cummings faculty member Dr. Jeffrey Mariner and collaborators at University of Florida.
Read full article here: http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/06/541138990/the-war-against-goat-plague

ALS Treatment for Dogs Could Benefit Human Patients Researchers at Cummings School are working with leading ALS experts at University of Massachusetts Medical School to try to identify new therapies to treat Canine Degenerative Myelopathy, the dog version of ALS. In this NBC Boston story, researchers from Cummings talk about a current canine clinical trial and highlight one of the patients who ...

One Health Research

Can We Eradicate Goat Plague?A Cummings School researcher is looking to wipe out a viral illness that threatens endangered species-and the livelihoods of families in the developing world.

A Rescue MissionFor years, international organizations have turned to Jim and Jenny Desmond to care for primates in crisis and to track dangerous diseases. Now, they’re taking on their toughest challenge yet.

Research News and Stories by Academic Department

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Ever Wonder: How Does Depression Affect Us?
A disease that is distinct from sadness, it influences people differently, says biomedical sciences professor
The Tufts video series Ever Wonder features faculty and other experts answering questions for the curious about all manner of topics—from why we have cravings to why the oceans are salty.
You can view the entire series at http://everwonder.tufts.edu.
Source: http://now.tufts.edu/articles/ever-wonder-how-does-depression-affect-us

Department of Clinical Sciences

Promising Experimental Drug Treating Dogs With CancerWBZ-TV (CBS Boston)
A clinical drug trial for lymphoma in dogs, currently enrolling at Cummings School, has shown promising results in the treatment of the disease. Drs. Cheryl London and Abbey Sadowski were interviewed for this story about how the treatment helped one local dog and how it might have the potential to help advance treatment ...

Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health

Can We Eradicate Goat Plague?A Cummings School researcher is looking to wipe out a viral illness that threatens endangered species-and the livelihoods of families in the developing world.

A Rescue MissionFor years, international organizations have turned to Jim and Jenny Desmond to care for primates in crisis and to track dangerous diseases. Now, they’re taking on their toughest challenge yet.

The Flu HuntersA new research team at Cummings School is racing to keep the world ahead of the next pandemic.

Department of Environmental and Population Health

Coping with Colic: Medical Vs. Surgical Diagnosis, Therapy, and OutcomesColic is a general term that is used to describe abdominal pain. This pain can be relatively mild or it can be extremely violent. It can have a slow, insidious onset or it can occur suddenly. The reasons for the wide variety of presentations are directly due to the different causes of the pain. The ...